Bishop'S House

Bishop's House is a house that primarily underwent remodelling in the 18th century, likely based on a medieval structure, with additional extensive remodelling and re-facing in the 19th century. The building is constructed of brick with ashlar and rock-faced stone dressings, topped with a double-span fishscale tile roof featuring brick stacks at the cross-axial and ends. It has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys high, with a basement and attic, presenting a symmetrical three-window range and two gables.

The exterior features a rock-faced plinth, a drip course above the ground floor, and Lombard friezes at the bases of the gables, along with enriched bargeboards. The entrance includes a porch inspired by a 17th-century example at Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire, made of rock-faced stone with stop-chamfered angles and a gablet on the parapet, a shouldered lintel, and an inner half-glazed door. The windows are framed with ashlar surrounds and feature transomed casements; the ground floor has three-light windows with single lights flanking the porch, while the first floor has cross-casement windows beside a two-light window, and single lights in the attic.

On the right side, the building has older brick in the basement, with a three-light leaded casement and a segmental-headed stair window adorned with stained glass. The left side features what is likely a medieval wall in the basement, with later brickwork above; it has a three-light transomed casement with leaded glazing, a projecting gable to the left, and a 20th-century re-entrant block. The rear shows stone and early brick at the base, with some quoins on the left gabled element; the basement includes a Tudor-arched blocked door and three windows with three-light casements, along with a 20th-century iron balcony on the ground floor.

Inside, there is a 20th-century stair on the left end and an earlier stick-baluster stair on the right end. The basement features a vaulted front range and a rear range with chamfered beams, including one room with wine storage bins and another with a copper. Most rooms have simple details, but the rear left room contains a Tudor-arched alcove and a similar recess, along with a cornice featuring roundels and a Tudor-arched fireplace.